Drama school - Alumni

Tom Hardy studied at Richmond Drama School and is our most famous alumni, is an English actor, screenwriter, and producer. 

He made his debut in the war film Black Hawk Down (2001). His other notable films include the science fiction film Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), the crime film RocknRolla (2008), the biographical psychological drama Bronson (2008), the science fiction thriller Inception (2010), the sports drama Warrior (2011), the Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011), the crime drama Lawless (2012), the drama Locke (2013), and the mobster film The Drop (2014). He also portrayed Bane in the superhero film The Dark Knight Rises (2012), "Mad" Max Rockatansky in the post-apocalyptic film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and both Kray twins in the crime thriller Legend (2015).

Tom Hardy said in an interview for BBC news:

"I really needed that string to my bow, It was a make or break year - I didn't get into acting school the first time round and this course was the stepping stone for me. It taught me all the basics which you also learn at acting school: how to walk, transfer ideas to an audience, how to speak clearly, sing and dance, but perhaps most importantly, to strip a script down to the syllable and get down to the basics of what is being said.”  Tom Hardy 2014 BBC news